Cope, main textile: 1720s; hood textile: mid-17th century, Dutch and Italian, Main textile: silk satin, brocaded, silk and metal-wrapped thread; Hood textile: cloth-of-gold, brocaded, silk and metal-wrapped thread, L. 57 1/2 x Gr. W. 119 inches (146.1 x 302.3 cm), By the seventeenth century, the Dutch had established a significant domestic silk weaving industry that provided patterned silks both for home and export markets. One type of Dutch silk, known as an 'Indienne,' satisfied the European vogue for chinoiserie designs and featured playful patterns inspired by imported Chinese and Japanese decorative art objects
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